Google has patched 16 vulnerabilities in Chrome, including one that netted the researcher who reported it a record $3,133.

Patches 16 browser bugs, including one that earns researcher $3,133

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Google has patched 16 vulnerabilities in Chrome, including one that netted the researcher who reported it a record $3,133.

The flaws fixed in Chrome 8.0.552.334 were in several components, including the browser's support for extensions, its built-in PDF viewer, and CSS (cascade style sheet) processing.

Thirteen of the bugs were labelled as 'high' threats, Google's second-most-serious rating, and two were pegged 'medium'. Only one was tagged as 'critica'l"

As it always does, Google locked its bug tracking database to bar outsiders from reading the technical details of the just-patched vulnerabilities. The company usually opens access to a flaw later - sometimes within weeks, often only after months - to give users time to update before the information goes public.

Researcher Sergey Glazunov was credited with reporting the single critical vulnerability, described by Google as a "stale pointer in speech handling." A 'stale pointer' is a bug in an application's memory allocation code.

Glazunov was the first researcher to take home Google's biggest bounty.

"We're delighted to offer our first 'elite' $3133.7 Chromium Security Reward to Sergey Glazunov," said Jason Kersey, a Chrome program manager, in a post to Chrome release blog.